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Hi Plano! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why protesters and counterprotesters filled the streets outside a Plano mosque.
  • How many free eggs are headed to Plano families in need?

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Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Protesters, Counterprotesters Face Off Outside Plano Mosque On 9/11 Anniversary (dallasexpress.com) — Outside a Plano mosque on the 9/11 anniversary, protesters and counterprotesters squared off over Islam, Sharia law, and the role of local Muslim institutions like the Islamic Association of Collin County and East Plano Islamic Center. Activists raised concerns about alleged extremist ties while interfaith and Muslim groups stressed peaceful coexistence and community support, highlighting deep tensions over religion and politics in Plano and North Texas.
   

• Texas food banks to get 7 million free eggs after settlement over alleged price-fixing (thecooldown.com) — Plano's North Texas Food Bank is set to receive more than 842,000 free eggs as part of a statewide settlement with major egg producers accused of inflating prices. The donation is meant to ease grocery pressures for families while redirecting value back to communities, with millions more eggs going to food banks from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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